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      December 5, 1949 created quite a stir for Marathonians, when the CPR showed off the new General Motors Diesel Ltd. locomotives that would shortly be replacing the old steam locomotives. That day, number 7001 stayed long enough for the residents to walk around and admire its beauty.

      The Government of Ontario was proceeding with work on Highway 17 in 1949. By 1950, it was decided that the route would include Marathon, Ontario, on the Trans Canada Highway. The construction was to be completed by 1951. In this photo, a construction tractor hauls rocks from an area to …

      An unidentified employee beside a switching diesel which was used to move box cars full of pulp bales and tanker cars from the CPR mainline, down to the mill yard. The first switching locomotive that operated at the Marathon Paper Mill, is on display at the museum in Delson, Q.C.

      Conrad Gervais, Préfet, Field, ON, 1950 / Field Reeve, Conrad Gervais, 1950

      Condition: Colour photocopy is good - little dark and grainy.

      Condition: Crease in gloss but otherwise good.

      Condition: Very good - slight crease in corner.

      Stonework in the foreground, three terraces with Laurentian View Cabins written in stone. A cabin sits in the background.

      This Alter was removed when Father Panicka was the priest here along with the Assam brothers. There is are no remnants of it left, this would have been in the 1980's.

      This is the fourth incarnation of the Catholic Church in the history of Thessalon. The first Church built was a log cabin built on the same lot. Three other buildings followed, two due to need for more space and one destroyed by fire. The Church was originally named St. Francis …

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      This plaque was created by the town of Magnetawan.

      This is a black and white winter photo of Main Street, showing snow covered streets and sidewalks. The sign for the O'Connor Hotel and May's Tea Room can be seen on the east side of the street. There are two cars seen further down the next block but there are …

      This is a colour photo of an aerial view of Thessalon showing a summer view of the eastern half of the Town. Some of the recognizable landmarks are the Thessalon Arena in the lower right, St. Ambrose Catholic Church on the west side of the river (middle of the photo), …

      J.B. Morgan is credited with providing not only a sustainable economic base to the area, but for introducing some of the most modern farming equipment, livestock strains, and crop developments to the local agricultural community, while operating his farm in the 1960s.

      A view of the front of a house.

      The birthplace of Elmon Moyer in Vineland, Ont.

      The birthplace of Elmon Moyer, father of Kenneth Moyer, in Vineland, Ont.

      The original bridge was constructed in 1853 and held up with a wooden structure. These were replaced by stone piers around 1867. The stone coming from the Gibson Quarry in Beamsville.

      The area on the right is currently used as a commercial camp ground. This bridge was replaced in the 1960s with an army surplus bridge (called a Bailey Bridge).